The Happiness of the Katakuris

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The Happiness of the Katakuris

R

2001

1h 53m

Musical

Comedy

Fantasy

Horror

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5,000+ Ratings

Fearing bad publicity, an innkeeper and his family bury the bodies of their ill-fated guests themselves.

Critics Consensus

If nothing else, Happiness of the Katakuris scores points for its delirious, over-the-top originality.

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Moira MacDonald

Seattle Times

01/17/2003

3/4

It's weirdly -- and often wonderfully -- entertaining.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

12/08/2002

2/5

It's freakishly interesting and even outright hilarious at times, but, then again, so are most funerals.

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Patrick Z. McGavin

Chicago Tribune

12/05/2002

2.5/4

By the second hour, Miike's story fails to punctuate its powerful setup, and the work, much like the family itself, ends up a tangled mess.

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Saffron Maeve

Screen Slate

07/02/2022

A defibrillator to the brain, with slutty sumo wrestlers and rolling hills to boot.

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Jordan M. Smith

IONCINEMA.com

10/27/2020

This is a film that, even in an oeuvre that includes works as disparate as gross out shocker Visitor Q and the kid friendly The Great Yokai War, is pure unpredictable insanity that baffles as much as it entertains.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/10/2020

3.5/4.0

At times, it's almost as if Miike said to himself 'What haven't I done in a film?' Then, he does it.

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Andrew S

@Malasita Jul 6

Crazy film about a hotel

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Andrew F.

@Fiskyness 07/01/2025

Absolutely amazing!!

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Liam D

@Mediawatcher2003 10/19/2024

Takashi Miike‘s most insane movie that’s it is an bonkers horror comedy and an bizarre musical combined as one

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Joshua H

@RT44825951 08/16/2023

The katakuris is utterly ridiculous, and that's what makes it shine, a wild ride for anyone looking for some over the top dark humor

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William D

@acsdoug 04/24/2023

Delightfully weird and at times laugh out loud funny.

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Becca S

@RT27187003 01/06/2023

One of the wildest musicals that you will ever experience! Trust me!

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Takashi Miike

Director

Kenji Sawada

Masao Katakuri

Keiko Matsuzaka

Terue Katakuri

Shinji Takeda

Masayuki Katakuri

Naomi Nishida

Shizue Katakuri

Tamaki Miyazaki

Yurie Katakuri

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Synopsis

Fearing bad publicity, an innkeeper and his family bury the bodies of their ill-fated guests themselves.

Director: Takashi Miike
Production Co: Dentsu, Eisei Gekijo
Rating: R
Genre: Musical, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 31, 2001, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 53m